2012 Players Championship Finals
2012 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 30 November–2 December 2012 | ||
Venue | Butlin's Minehead | ||
Location | Minehead | ||
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Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | £250,000 | ||
Winner's share | £60,000 | ||
High checkout | 170 ![]() ![]() | ||
Champion(s) | |||
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The 2012 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals was the fifth edition of the PDC darts tournament, the Players Championship Finals, which saw the top 32 players from the 2012 PDC Players Championship Order of Merit taking part. The tournament took place from 30 November–2 December 2012 at the Butlin's Resort Minehead in Minehead, England. This was the second Players Championship Final to be held before the PDC World Championship.
Kevin Painter was the defending champion,[1] but he lost to Michael van Gerwen in the first round.[2]
Phil Taylor won his third and final Players Championship Finals title with a 13–6 victory over Kim Huybrechts in the final.[3]
Prize money
[edit]Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £250,000) | |
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Winner | (1) | £60,000 |
Runner-Up | (1) | £24,000 |
Semi-finalists | (2) | £15,000 |
Quarter-finalists | (4) | £10,000 |
Last 16 (second round) | (8) | £6,000 |
Last 32 (first round) | (16) | £3,000 |
Qualification
[edit]This was the final PDC ProTour Order of Merit.[4]
Dave Chisnall (first round)
Simon Whitlock (semi-finals)
Michael van Gerwen (second round)
Raymond van Barneveld (first round)
Justin Pipe (semi-finals)
Phil Taylor (champion)
Wes Newton (first round)
Ian White (first round)
Kim Huybrechts (runner-up)
Robert Thornton (second round)
Adrian Lewis (second round)
James Wade (first round)
Terry Jenkins (first round)
Andy Hamilton (quarter-finals)
Ronnie Baxter (second round)
Colin Lloyd (first round)
Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
Paul Nicholson (first round)
Andy Smith (first round)
Mervyn King (quarter-finals)
Brendan Dolan (second round)
Richie Burnett (first round)
Mark Walsh (first round)
Vincent van der Voort (first round)
Michael Smith (second round)
Gary Anderson (quarter-finals)
Mark Webster (first round)
Colin Osborne (first round)
Steve Beaton (second round)
Kevin Painter (first round)
Jamie Caven (first round)
Wayne Jones (second round)
Draw
[edit]First round (best of 11 legs) 30 November [5] | Second round (best of 19 legs) 1 December [6] | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 2 December [7] | Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 2 December [8] | Final (best of 25 legs) 2 December [9] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Statistics
[edit]Player | Eliminated | Played | Legs Won | Legs Lost | LWAT | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High checkout | 3-dart average |
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Winner | 5 | 50 | 26 | 19 | 112 | 65 | 20 | 170 | 103.91 |
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Final | 5 | 43 | 34 | 12 | 96 | 55 | 19 | 137 | 95.93 |
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Semi-finals | 4 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 60 | 44 | 12 | 170 | 99.26 |
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Semi-finals | 4 | 32 | 29 | 13 | 86 | 48 | 15 | 127 | 93.41 |
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Quarter-finals | 3 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 61 | 34 | 11 | 140 | 99.98 |
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Quarter-finals | 3 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 43 | 30 | 14 | 142 | 95.04 |
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Quarter-finals | 3 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 64 | 31 | 6 | 102 | 94.76 |
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Quarter-finals | 3 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 61 | 32 | 6 | 111 | 90.57 |
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Second round | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 120 | 96.29 |
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Second round | 2 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 7 | 96 | 95.68 |
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Second round | 2 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 34 | 21 | 6 | 130 | 93.82 |
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Second round | 2 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 40 | 17 | 8 | 161 | 93.47 |
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Second round | 2 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 2 | 164 | 93.36 |
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Second round | 2 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 5 | 150 | 93.31 |
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Second round | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 26 | 2 | 121 | 93.28 |
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Second round | 2 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 134 | 92.02 |
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First round | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 54 | 99.79 |
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First round | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 94.19 |
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First round | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 106 | 92.83 |
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First round | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 129 | 89.98 |
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First round | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 89.80 |
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First round | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 97 | 89.45 |
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First round | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 89.17 |
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First round | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 85 | 88.68 |
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First round | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 82 | 88.58 |
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First round | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 87 | 88.56 |
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First round | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 82 | 86.77 |
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First round | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 80 | 84.97 |
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First round | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 83.90 |
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First round | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 135 | 83.62 |
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First round | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | – | 82.91 |
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First round | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 82.30 |
Source: Match reports in the draw
Television coverage
[edit]The tournament was broadcast in the UK by ITV4 and by Fox Sports in Australia.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Daventry darts player Kevin Painter energised by win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ^ a b "2012 Players Championship Finals Fixtures". Darts Database. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ^ "Phil Taylor heads to PDC World Championship on full power". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ^ "Minehead Hosts Players Championship". PDC. 30 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ^ "Cash Converters PCF Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ^ "Cash Converters PCF Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ "Cash Converters PCF QFs". PDC. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ^ "Cash Converters PCF Semis". PDC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ^ "Taylor Completes Treble Triumph". PDC. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ^ "Cash Converters Players Championship Finals NetZone". PDC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2012.